
The Seesaw and the Shoes
The Seesaw and the Shoes
Watch The Seesaw and the Shoes Online Free on Watchseries. This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the stethoscope, and a pair of shoes made of caoutchouc lead Charles Goodyear to discover the process for vulcanizing rubber.
- Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
- Country: United States
- Director: Douglas Foster
- Cast: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Sheldon Jett,

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